Police yesterday issued a new appeal for information 18 years after the death of Stuart Lubbock at TV star Michael Barrymore’s home.
Dad-of-two Stuart, 31, was found in a swimming pool during a drug-fuelled party in 2001. Injuries suggest a sexual assault.
Barrymore, now 67, was held in 2007 on suspicion of murder and sex assault at his mansion in Roydon, Essex, but never charged.
Last night he told Piers Morgan on ITV he is “100 per cent innocent”.
He added that he could “walk about with my head held high” after a wrongful arrest payout last year.
Essex Serious Crime Directorate boss Tim Smith said: “The inquiry into Stuart’s death is still open. I urge anyone with information to come forward.”
Asked by Piers about Lubbock’s death, Barrymore said: “I could not be more sorry that this event took place.
“I gave Stuart nothing. There were no E’s at my house. I had a joint. If there was cocaine he didn’t get it from me.
“Stuart’s family deserve proper answers and the police have not completed their inquiries properly.”
